Satan Superman

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Satans

Superman

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Dr. John W. McCormick


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Satans SupermanBy

Dr. John W. McCormick

CHAPTER ONE

HIS RISE

The world has long awaited a Super-Man a man who can unify

national politics, stabilize the worlds commercial markets, restore

order to our chaotic social structures, and draw all the worlds

religions together into one big super church.

The Bible reveals the fact that during The Tribulation, just such a man

will appear. He will come into political prominence and power in such

a dramatic fashion as to dazzle the world. His personal attributes, his

political know-how, and his leadership ability will capture the fancy

and the admiration of all men.

Scripture also makes it clear that this mans powers will be

supernaturally derived. He will be in league with Satan himself! The

rise of this coming Super Man is described in careful detail in

Rev.13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw abeast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns,and upon his heads ten crowns, and upon his heads the names

of blasphemy. 2. And the beast which I saw was like unto aleopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouthas the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, andhis seat, and great authority.

A number of things in these brief words demand our attention

I. THE PLACE OF HIS RISE Vs.1: . .and saw a beast rise up

out of the sea. . . Johns description of the rise of the coming Super

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Man bears a number of striking details very similar to Daniels

vision of this same person: Dan.7:2: Daniel spake and said, Isaw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of of theheaven strove upon the great sea.

Two things are important here:

A. The Location . .the great sea.. (Dan.7:2) .. .. . .and sawa beast rise up out of the sea.. (Rev.13:1). This is undoubtedly areference to the Mediterranean Sea. Thus the Antichrist (Satans

Super Man) will come from the Middle East. Prophetically speaking,

the Middle East is the most important geographical area in the world,

for it is there that Gods Dispensational purposes will unfold.

Moreover it is very fitting that the final scenes of human history

should be played out in the Middle East. Even the secular historians

are agreed that civilization as we know it began in the Tigris-

Euphrates River Valley, near the Mediterranean Sea. The Bible

speaks of a river that went out of The Garden of Eden, and then

divided into four rivers, two of which can be easily identified as the

Tigris and the Euphrates rivers:

Gen.2:10: And a river went out of Eden to water the garden;and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. 11.The name of the first is Pison (Unidentified): that is it whichcompasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12.And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium (pearls?)and the onyx stone. 13. And the name of the second river is

Gihon (Unidentified): the same is it that compasseth the wholeland of Ethiopia. 13. And the name of the third river is Hiddekel(The Tigris River): that is it which goeth toward the east ofAssyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

B. The Agitation Dan.7:2:. .and, behold, the four winds ofthe heaven strove upon the great sea.. In Scripture, the sea issometimes used to symbolize national or international upheavel,

political and civil turmoil:

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Isa.57:20:But the wicked are like the troubled sea when itcannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. 21. There is nopeace, saith my God, to the wicked.

Almost every despotic ruler who has ever come to power has done so

during times of great social, economic, and political confusion: Kaiser

Wilhelm, Adolph Hitler, Ho Chi Minn, the Ahiatolha Khomeni,

Yassar Arafat, to name but a few. Such men are opportunists, who

take advantage of the situation, and seize their power without

warning. Consequently each one of them has left a long trail of blood

behind him; and the Antichrist will be no exception.

II. THE PERIOD OF THE RISE OF THE ANTICHRIST.

The question frequently discussed with regard to the rise of Satans

Super Man is: when will he first appear on the scene of world

politics?

The Word of God gives the answer in clear and unmistakeable

language:

2 Thess.2:3: Let no man deceive you by any means: for thatday shall not come, except there come a falling away first, andthat man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4. Whoopposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, orthat is worshipped; so that he, as God, sitteth in the temple ofGod, showing himself that he is God.

17. Remember ye not, that, when I was with you, I told youthese things? 6. And now ye know what withholdeth thathe might be revealed in His (Gods) time. 7. For themystery of iniquity doth already work: only He Who nowletteth (restraineth) will let (continue to restrain) until Hebe taken out of the way. 8. And then shall that wicked(one) be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume withthe Spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the

brightness of His coming.

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Students of Bible prophecy know that the words falling awayare from the Greek word apostasia, meaning to defect, toforsake, to abandon, to turn away from. The Apostle states itclearly and bluntly in:

I Tim.4:1: Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the lattertimes, some shall depart from the faith (emphasis mine), givingheed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2. Speakinglies in hypocrisy: having their conscience seared with a hot iron;3. Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats,which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of

them which believe and know the truth.

These words are such a perfect description of our own day that they

sound like they were written this morning! There is such a wholesale

turning away from the faith these days that if one has not heard from a

preacher within the last six months, it is difficult to know what the

preacher believes!

But in order to pinpoint the time of the rise of the Antichrist, wemust take another fact into consideration. In the passage in 2 Thess.

2:6-8 Paul states clearly that something (or someone) is preventing the

rise of the man of sin, and until that restraining power is taken out of

the way (Vs.7), the Antichrist cannot be manifested.

The question as to the identity of this Restrainer has been debated for

centuries, but most conservative students of Bible prophecy agree that

the Restrainer1 is the Holy Spirit. Therefore we believe that the manof sin, the Anti-christ cannot be revealed until after the Holy Spirit is

removed at the Rapture of The Church. This would establish the

Period of the Rise of the Antichrist as being early in The Tribulation

Week.

1 For a fuller discussion of the identity of the Restrainer the reader is referred to

my Booklet The Great Elopement.

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III. THE PERSON WHO WILL RISE.

Another question which has been discussed among expositors and

students of Bible prophecy concerns whether the Beast is a man or a

system. It is difficult to understand how any honest Bible student can

understand or argue that the Beast mentioned in Rev.13 is a system.

We state dogmatically and categorically that the Beast is a man.

A. He Is Declared To Be A Man.Rev.13:18 Here is wisdom.Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast:for it is the number of a man (emphasis mine): and his numberis six hundred, threescore, and six.

This is further confirmed by the inspired words of the Apostle Paul in;

Thess.2:3:Let no man deceive you by any means: for that dayshall not come except there come a falling away first, and thatman of sin (emphasis mine) be revealed, the son of perdition.

B. His Description Throughout Is That Of A Man. He speaks; he is

worshipped; and he makes war against the saints. Such descriptivewords would be senseless in speaking of a system. At the helm of

every system there must be at least one person.

A few years ago the writer was given a pamphlet by someone who

was enthusiastically sharing it as widely as possible. The author of

the pamphlet was not identified, (which is not hard to understand!).

But the paper contained some electrifying factual information

concerning a giant computer which was supposed to have beenrecently built in Belgium. This giant computer was said to contain a

complete file on every man, woman, or child in the world.

Moreover this file was said to have very intimate knowledge of each

person, such as whether he or she preferred silk, nylon, polyester, or

cotton undergarments; whether each married person was faithful to his

or her spouse; whether each person drank tea or coffee with or with

out cream or sugar; and so on ad infinitum, ad nauseum! But the most

disturbing information in the pamphlet was the fact that this giant

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computer somewhere in Belgium was named The Beast, and that

the serial number on a little plate on the back of the machine began

with the digits 666!

Such unfounded sensationalism as this has no place in the thinking of

sensible students of the Word of God.

C. His Deportment Is That Of A Man.

1. He Will Blaspheme God. Rev.13;6:And he opened hismouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His Name, andHis tabernacle, and them that dwell in Heaven. A system cannot

blaspheme. Only a person within the system can do that.

2. He Will Persecute The Jewish Remnant. Rev.13:7:And itwas given him to make war with the saints, and to overcomethem.. Again, a system does not persecute people: it is people whopersecute people.

D. His Dominion Will Be That Of A Man. Rev.13:7:. . .and

power was given him over all kindreds, tongues, and nations.

This man will exercise world wide political power and authority

which a system could never accomplish.

E. His Destruction Will Be That Of A Man.2 Thess.2:8: Andthen shall that wicked (one) be revealed, whom the Lord shallconsume with the Spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the

brightness of His coming. The language here makes sense onlywith reference to a person.

F. His Destiny Will Be That Of A Man. Rev.19:19 And I sawthe beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gatheredtogether to make war against Him that sat on the horse, andagainst His army. 20. And the beast was taken, and with himthe false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which

he deceived them which had received the mark of the beast,

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and them that worshipped his image. These both were castalive (emphasis mine) into a lake of fire burning withbrimstone. The lake of fire is a place of punishment for persons,not for systems.

G. His Designations Are Those Of A Man. Every time the Bible

speaks of the Beast it uses masculine pronouns such as he, him,

and his. Not one time does it use the neuter gender in referring to

the Beast.

IV. THE PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES OF THE BEAST.

A. His Sovereign Rule Rev.13:1 And I stood upon the sandof the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, havingseven heads.

The heads symbolize intelligence, selfdetermining ability. The

number seven symbolizes dispensational fullness. For a limited

time, the beast will exercise sovereign rule over The Tribulation earth.

B. His Secondary Rulers Rev. 13:1 . . .and saw a beast riseup out of the sea, having seven heads, and ten horns. ..

The ten horns which John saw on the beast represents puppet rulers:

Rev.17:12: And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings,which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power askings one hour (a short time?) with the beast.

Many conservative expositors believe the ten horns will be the finalmanifestation of the federated states of Europe. They further believe

that The European Common Market is the forerunner of these

federated states.

One question has bothered students of Bible prophecy for generations,

namely, will the United States of America play a leading role in the

events of the final days of the Age? If so, why is there no clear

indication of such in prophetic passages?

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Few nations in history have endured more than a hundred years. The

United States of America has existed and thrived well over two

hundred years. She has played such a prominent part in world affairs

that she is loved by a few, hated by many, and feared by all.

Why then do the Scriptures seem to be silent on the matter of the role

America will take in the world affairs of the last days? There are two

possible answers: One: the United States will be totally destroyed in

an all out nuclear war just before, or soon after, the beginning of The

Tribulation. Second: the United States will be so completely

absorbed by another nation as to lose her identity. The latter seems

to be the most likely!

One does not have to be a social or political expert to understand that

this nation is in serious trouble. Public morals are descending further

into the gutter each passing day. There has scarcely been a President

in the last fifty years who has not had at least one scandal to mar his

term in office. The drug traffic has not only made its inroads into the

young people of America, it has so corrupted public officials and

police officers that it is totally beyond control. Americas publicschool system has been so fully influenced by John Deweys

philosophy of Humanism that its teachers have been reduced to baby

sitters with no power or authority to teach or to discipline.

Consequently the public schools have been aptly labeled as

Blackboard Jungles! And to complete the picture, there is hardly a

state in the Union in which the Christian Schools are not fighting the

courts for survival!

But the clearest indication that our troubled nation is in great peril is

the recent scandals that have surfaced in the field of Television

Evangelism. While the Television preachers have hurled charges and

countercharges at each other, the world has laughed and scoffed,

and been comforted in their own sins and iniquities.

We believe therefore that the reason America will not be a leader in

the events of the last days will not be due to her destruction from

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without by some superpower, but her deterioration from within by

her moral, religious, and political corruption.

C. His Sudden Appearance. Rev.l3:2:And the beast which Isaw was like unto a leopard. . The outstanding characteristic of aleopard is its speed. Thus the Antichrist will come to power so

quickly that his political opponents will have no time to strengthen

their fight against him. This is the manner in which all dictators have

accomplished their ambitious purposes.

D. His Strength Politically. Rev.13:2:. . . .and his feet wereas the feet of a bear The outstanding characteristic of a bear is

its strength. . . Thus the Antichrist will be politically invincible for awhile.

E. His Speaking Ability Rev.13:2: and his mouth as themouth of a lion. . . . The Beast will be an excellent public speaker.(More about this later. .)

F. His Satanic Power Rev.13:2:. .. .and the dragon gave

him his power, and his seat, and great authority. Satan offeredthis same power to Jesus: Matt.4:8: Again, the devil taketh Him upinto an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth Him all thekingdoms of this world, and the glory of them; 9. And saith untoHim, All these things will I give Thee, if Thou wilt fall down andworship me. Satan was once an arch (chief) angel. He was the firstangel to be created, and was specially endowed with superior beauty

and wisdom by God. But Lucifer (Son of the Morning) became

filled with pride, and the time came when he was no longer satisfiedto worship the Creator, he decided that he should be worshipped

himself! Thus he rebelled against the Throne of Jehovah, and was cast

out of his place of honor (Isa.14:917;Eze.28:lll9). But Satan has

never given up the idea that he should be worshipped!

Here is the full explanation for all the suffering, all the confusion, and

all the turmoil of history! It has been and still is a dispute over

throne rights! Therefore the issue that must be settled in each heart

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is: Who is going to occupy the throne of your life?

This struggle over throne rights has already been settled in heaven.

During The Tribulation, it will break out on earth, when the Beast will

be energized by Satan. For a brief period of time, the Antichrist will

enjoy worldwide acclaim and adoration. But the rule of the Beast

will end abruptly with the Return of Christ at the close of The

Tribulation. (2 Thess.2:8; Rev.19:1121).

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CHAPTER TWO

HIS REVERSAL & HIS RESTORATION TO POWER

Sometime after the Beast first comes to power, he will suffer a

humiliating defeat: Rev.13:3: And I saw one of his heads, as itwere, wounded to death..

Some conservative students of Bible prophecy believe the Beast will

literally be assassinated soon after he first comes to power, and that he

will be raised again in such a spectacular manner as to capture the awe

and the attention of the whole world. They further believe thatbecause he is called the Antichrist that he will of necessity imitate

the death and resurrection of Christ.

But the writer has had a problem accepting this idea for the simple

reason that it gives Satan the power to create life. Satan can imitate

Divine acts, but he cannot duplicate them. Therefore we must reject

this view for the same reason that we reject the idea that the Antichrist

will be a reincarnation of Judas.

But in order to determine what will actually happen, the Bible reader

has only to pay attention to a certain phrase in Rev.13:3, namely, the

three words as it were. This short phrase always identifies

figurative or symbolic language. The reader is urged to examine the

following passages where the same words occur: Rev.8:8,10; 9:7,9;

10:1; 15:2.

We believe therefore that soon after the Beast rises to power, he will

receive a crushing and unexpected political defeat that will be so

devastating that it will seem that his political career is over forever.

But the Beast will make a political comeback that will be nothing

short of miraculous.

Rev.13:3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to

death; and his deadly wound was healed; and all the world

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wondered after the beast. 4. And they worshipped the dragonwhich gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped thebeast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? Who is able to makewar against him?

Here is a clear and unmistakable description of worldwide devil

worship! Even now the earth is being prepared for the worship of

Satan on an international scale. The Church of Satan is already a

realty, with groups in almost every major city in the world, as well as

on the campus of practically every college or university.

Todays devil worshippers hold Black Masses in which they have

been known to offer live human sacrifices. Many police officers inAmerica believe that a number of children who mysteriously

disappear each year have been offered to Satan in these Black

Masses.

Moreover there can be little doubt that the modern rock music

subculture is one of the primary breeding grounds for demonism and

the occult. The pulsating beat of hard rock music (?) has a decided

hypnotic effect which dulls the mind, and empties it of all thought,thus making it easier for demonic spirits to take control. The

suggestive and often blasphemous lyrics are also designed to weaken

the moral and ethical sensitivities of the mind, and to intensify the

emotions to the point of frenzy. When these two forces are combined,

and then accompanied with wild contortions of the body, it is little

wonder that teenage suicide increases in direct proportion to the

participation of young people in the hard rock scene. But no hard rock

concert would be complete without the flashing psychedelic lights thatare Satanically designed to confuse the mind and the emotions. Surely

any thoughtful person should be able to see how Satan is already

preparing the world to receive the political genius who will be

revealed soon after the removal of the Church.

But before we leave this particular line of thought, we must consider

another factor which will help the Beast to gain worldwide

acceptance. It is recorded for our consideration in- 2 Thes.2:9:

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Even him whose coming is after the working of Satan with allpower, and signs, and lying wonders, 10. And with alldeceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish;because they received not the love of the truth, that they mightbe saved. 11. And for this cause shall God send them strongdelusion, that they should believe a lie: 12. That they all mightbe damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure inunrighteousness.

Here is one of the darkest pictures in all the Bible. It is a portrait of a

generation that will be Divinely reprobated. Without a doubt, the

worst form of judgment that a people could suffer is simply for God

to abandon them. Our Lord warned the people of His generation aboutthis very thing:

John 5:39: Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye haveeternal life: and they are they which testify of me. 40. And yewill not come to me, that ye might have life. 41. I receive nothonor from men. 42. But I know you, that ye have not the loveof God in you! 43. I am come in my Fathers Name, and ye

receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him yewill receive.

The Apostle Paul was well aware of the blinding power of Satan

towards men:

2 Cor.4:3: But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that arelost: 4. In whom the god of this world (Satan) hath blinded the

minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the gloriousgospel of Christ, Who is the image of God, should shine untothem.

Now it would be bad enough if the blinding power of Satan were

confined to those who are lost; but such is not the case. He can also

cloud the mental processes of the saved:

2 Cor.11:3: But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent

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beguiled Eve through his subtility, so your minds should becorrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

We need not labor the point here that the Apostle was speaking to

saved Corinthians. The writer has been traveling for twenty years in

Bible Conferences, Revivals, and Missionary Conferences which have

taken him into almost all of the fifty states, and into seven foreign

countries. In that twenty year period, there has very definitely been a

gradual decline in the quality of church music. Many so-called

fundamental churches are allowing a slow infiltration of a worldly

type of music which bears many of the marks of todays hard rock

style of lyrics and rhythm. The excuse that is so often given is: We

dont want to lose our young people.

One wonders how any sound, Bible believing congregation can

possibly ignore the clear injunctions in the New Testament concerning

proper music.

In Eph.5:18, Paul exhorts the Ephesian believers to be filled with the

Spirit. Then in the next verse he begins to give three marks of the

Spirit filled believer; and the very first one has to do with music andsinging:

Eph.5:19:Speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, andspiritual songs, singing and making melody in your hearts to theLord.

The parallel passage in Colossians is equally specific:

Col.3:16: Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in allwisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms andhymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts tothe Lord.

Thus the music of the church must be as carefully selected as the

Scripture readings, because there is no more powerful force in the

human emotions than music. Even if music did nothing more than

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entertain, it would still be a driving influence to be handled

cautiously. But music not only entertains, it moulds and shapes like

few things in the world.

A great thinker once said: If you will let me write a nations music, I

can also write its laws! That was no idle boast. It is the writers firm

conviction that society will never eliminate drugs until it also

eliminates hard rock music. And this he does not foresee. But not only

does society have a problem with its music, the churches are inviting

Satan into the services by catering to his music!

Church music should lift the soul and the spirit; it should never excite

the flesh. Flesh is flesh, whether it is in a cathedral or a cave; andwhen we make the slightest concession toward it, we are inviting

more trouble than we can handle. But such is the subtility of Satan.

2 Cor. 11:13: For such are false apostles, deceitful workers,transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14. And nomarvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.15. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be

transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shallbe according to their works.

Truly the stage is already being set for the last act in the Church Age.

Who knows how soon the curtain will rise?

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CHAPTER THREE

THE REIGN OF THE BEAST

In thinking about the coming world ruler known as The Antichrist, the

question arises as to what kind of person he will be. Will he be

wicked? Will he be religious? Will he be able to relate to all classes of

people? Will he be a military strategist? Will he be intellectual?

The Bible answers all these questions and more.

I. HE WILL BE A CUNNING, CALCULATING

INTELLECTUAL.

Dan.7:7: After this I saw in the night visions, and behold afourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; andit had great iron teeth: it devoured, and break in pieces, andstamped the residue (i.e. of the beasts before it) with the feet ofit: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it, andit had ten horns. 8. And I considered the horns, and behold,there came up among them another little horn, before whom

there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: andbehold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man.

In the symbolic language of the Bible, eyes are used to symbolize

wisdom and intelligence. This is further confirmed in:

Dan.8:23:And in the latter time of their kingdom, when thetransgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance,

and understanding dark sentences (emphasis mine) shall standup.

This coming SuperMan will possess the intellectual powers of

man to a high degree, plus the cunningness of Satan. He will thus

captivate the worlds scholars, astonish the leading scientists, and

amaze the worlds thinkers.

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Even now the world worships at the shrine of learning and

intellectualism. Any time a psychologist or a psychiatrist speaks, the

public hangs on to every word as though it were a god speaking!

Psychology and psychiatry has become a Sacred Cow which

nobody dares to question, lest he be branded as a dumbcluck or a

hick!

Gods Word has stern warnings concerning this very thing:

Prov.1:7: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Prov.21:30: There is no wisdom, nor understanding, norcounsel against the Lord.

Jer.9:23: Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in hiswisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not therich man glory in his riches: 24. But let him that glorieth glory inthis, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lordwhich exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in

the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.

I Cor.8:1: Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

Intellectualism that is not balanced by the grace of God leads men into

idolatry and sin. The coming SuperMan will take the whole

world down the path of Satanic worship through the strength and

influence of his warped and twisted intellectual powers.

II. HE WILL BE A CAPTIVATING ORATOR.

Dan.7:29: Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast,which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful,whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; whichdevoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with hisfeet; 30. And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the

other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that

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horn which had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things(emphasis mine), whose look was more stout than his fellows.. .25. And he shall speak great words against the Most High. .

John confirms this characteristic of the Beast in

Rev.13:2: And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard,and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as themouth of a lion 5. And there was given unto him a mouthspeaking great things and blasphemies.

It should be noted that here will be another Satanic imitation of a

Divine principle. God has chosen public preaching and massevangelism as the primary method of spreading the good news of His

saving grace (Mark 16:15; Luke 9:1,2,60; Rom.1:16; I Cor.1:21).

Satan will empower His SuperMan with supernatural

intellectual ability, and enhance it with oratorical powers that will

hold men and women spell-bound while he speaks. Thus from his

mouth will pour forth a corrupt stream of sophisticated blasphemies.

His voice will be rich and musical: his words will move, inspire, andcaptivate. And men will be persuaded to follow him to their eternal

doom!

III. HE WILL BE A CLEVER POLITICAL ORGANIZER.

Dan.11:21:And in his estate (AntiochusThe-Great) shallstand up a vile person (Antiochus Epiphanes, youngest son of

Antiochus-The- Great), to whom they shall not give the honor ofthe kingdom (he seized power.. . .he was not elected by pop-ular vote..): but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain thekingdom by flatteries. .. .23. And after the league made withhim, he shall work deceitfuly: for he shall come up, and shallbecome strong with a little (few) people.. .32. And such as dowickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt with flatteries.

Conservative students of Bible prophecy believe unanimously that

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Antiochus Epiphanes was a deliberate type of the coming Super

Man. The Beast will possess all the political cunningness of all the

political geniuses of all times! His spirit is evident today. We have the

best politicians today that money can buy! Unfortunately we have few

if any statesmen left. The difference between a politician and a

statesman is obvious: a statesman is concerned about the next

generation; a politician is concerned about the next election!

IV. HE WILL BE A COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL WIZARD.

Dan.8:25: And through his policy shall he cause craft (A.F.L.. .

.C.I.O. . .U.M.W.. .U.A.W. . .etc.) to prosper in his hand: and he shall

magnify himself in his heart, and by peace (Heb. prosperity) shalldestroy many

Rev. 13:6: And he causeth all, both small and great, rich andpoor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or intheir foreheads: 17. And that no man might buy or sell, save hethat had the mark, or the number of the beast, or the number(666) of his name.

Thus the man of sin (lawlessness) will stabilize and control the

worlds financial and commercial structures, such as Labor Unions,

Banks, Stock Markets, Investments and Loans, wage scales,

wholesale, and retail prices. What awesome and unlimited power he

will manifest!

Suppose that at this time, some mathematical wizard should suddenly

appear, who could balance the budgets, stabilize the monetarystructures of the nations (the American Dollar, the Russian Ruble, the

British Pound Sterling, the new Israeli Shekel, the Swiss Franc, and

the German Mark, etc.), and bring the world under one unified

commercial organization. And suppose he could reverse the run

away inflation which will characterize the first half of The

Tribulation. And what if this man energized by Satan should also

be a genius (as he will be!) in the fields of invention, manufacturing,

and marketing. Would he not enjoy instant worldwide acceptance?

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Indeed he would!

Most of the worlds greatest inventions have appeared in just a little

over the last one hundred years:

Matches- 1827

Electric Telegraph- 1835

Sewing Machine- 1846

Electric Locomotive 1851

Typewriter 1873

Phonograph- 1877

Incandescent Lamp- 1878

Gasoline Engine 1879

Trolley Car 1884

Cash Register 1845

Radio- 1895

Television 1928

Electronic Computer?

Airplane 1903

V. HE WILL BE A CRAFTY MILITARY STRATEGIST.

Dan.8:24: And his power shall be mighty, but not by his ownpower(by Satanic power): and he shall destroy wonderfully, andshall prosper, and shall destroy the mighty, and the holy people(Jewish remnant).

Soon after this man of sin comes to power, a great struggle for

supremacy in the Middle East will break out. It will involve Russia,

Egypt, Red China, and the forces of the beast himself:

Dan.11:38: But in his estate shall he honor the god of forces:and a god whom his fathers knew not (Satan?) shall he honorwith gold, and silver, and precious stones, and pleasant things.

39. Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strangegod, whom he shall acknowledge, and increase with glory: andhe shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land(of Israel) for gain. 40. And at the time of the end (of the firsthalf of The Tribulation) shall the king of the south (Egypt) pushat him; and the king of the north (Russia and her satellitenations, indicating a military alliance between Egypt andRussia) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots,

and with horsemen, and with many ships (in spite of the Salt II

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Treaty!); and he shall enter into the countries, and shalloverflow, and pass over. 41. He shall enter also into theglorious land (Israel), and many (countries) shall be overthrown:but there shall escape out of his hand, even Edom (the RoseRed City of Petra, half as old as time), and Moab, and the chief ofthe children of Ammon (the Kingdom of Royal Trans-Jordan,Capital City: Amman; present ruler: Hussein). 42. He shall stretchforth his hand also upon the countries; and the land of Egyptshall not escape. 43. But he shall have power over thetreasures of gold, and of silver, and over all the precious thingsof Egypt: and the Lybians and the Ethiopians shall be at hissteps. 44. But tidings out of the East (the invasion of Israel by RedChina?), and out of the North (the destruction of the Russianinvaders upon the mountains of Israel Eze. 38 and 39?), shalltrouble him; therefore shall he go forth with great fury todestroy, and to take away many (as captives). 45. And he shallplant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious

holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.

Rev.13:7:And it was given unto him to make war with the

saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him overall kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

This super man of Satan will accomplish through Satanic power, and

through Divine permission, the world conquest that many other kings

and would-be world dictators (Nebuchadnezzar, AlexanderThe

Great, Nero, Napoleon, Kaiser Wilhelm, Mussolinni, Adolph Hitler,

Ho Chi Min, Idi Amin,) have dreamed about; and for a time, it will

seem that he is invincible. The prophet Daniel describes it this way:

Dan.7:19: Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast,which was diverse from all the others, exceedingly dreadful,whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; whichdevoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue (of thethree previous kingdoms) with his feet; 20. And of the ten hornsthat were in his head, and of the other which came up, and

before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a

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mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stoutthan his fellows. 21. I beheld, and the same horn made warwith the saints (the Jewish remnant), and prevailed against them ;22. Until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given tothe saints of the Most High; and the time came that the saintspossessed the kingdom. 23. Thus he said, the fourth beastshall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diversefrom all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth (emphasismine), and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

The military power of the man of sin will be so great that he will be

broken only by the Sovereign power of the returning Christ (2 Thess.

2:8; Rev. 19:1121).

VI. HE WILL BE A CORRUPT, WICKED, UNGODLY

REPROBATE.

Dan.11:36:And the king shall do according to his will; and heshall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, andshall speak marvelous things against the God of gods, and

shall prosper until the indignation be accomplished; for that thatis determined shall be done. 37. Neither shall he regard theGod of his fathers, nor the desire of women (will he be aSodomite?), nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himselfabove all.

The writer firmly believes that the coming superman of Satan will

be a practicing, confessed Sodomite, because of the statement in

Dan.11:37. The world is already being prepared for such a man. Theliberal news media, in collaboration with the liberal legislators, and

liberal medical scientists of the day is laboring constantly to make the

alternate lifestyle of todays Sodomites acceptable; so much so

that, any objection to their disgusting sexual activities is quickly

branded as bigotry and prejudice!

But the so-called alternate life-style of the Sodomites has plunged

the whole world into a killing plague that promises to make all

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previous epidemics pale into insignificance! Medical doctors the

world over are predicting that by the year 1990, millions of people

will be dying of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) for

which we have the Gay Community to thank.

At the time of the writing of this paper, all the major TV Networks

have announced (June 4, 1987) that the Homosexuals are angry

because not enough is being done about this dread disease in the field

of medical research. Therefore they are launching their own medical

treatment by going to certain foreign countries to secure various drugs

which have not been approved legally in the United States. They are

bringing these drugs back to America, and treating themselves for

AIDS. Moreover they are staging angry public demonstrations, whichof course is being extensively covered by the liberal news media.

One of the most disturbing factors in all this is the fact that many of

todays medical doctors are themselves homo sexual! It makes one

almost afraid to consult a physician for any illness.

Dr. Everett C. Koop, Surgeon General of the United States recently

stirred up a hornets nest by going on national Television andsuggesting that we should begin educating the public in the use of

Prophylactics in order to halt the spread of AIDS.

But the greatest furor of all was caused by one TV preacher who

dared to suggest that AIDS is a Divine retribution upon the

homosexuals and the queers! Since that one brief skirmish, Television

preachers have been strangely silent about this matter! (There is even

an organization of Gay Ministers! Can you imagine that?)

It is most significant that todays moral and spiritual corruption and

chaos is touching every area of life. There is hardly a day in which

some major scandal does not break out, in government, in business,

and even in religion. The stage is being set to play out the awful days

of The Tribulation, even before the Church has been taken out. True

believers are beginning to look up, and to lift up their heads,

knowing that our redemption is drawing nigh!

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CHAPTER FOUR

THE RETRIBUTION UPON THE BEAST

Gods Word is filled with warnings concerning the Divine wrath that

will one day break upon the heads of the wicked. The patience of God

is lasting, but it is not everlasting.

Isa.13:9:Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both withwrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and He shalldestroy the sinners thereof out of it. 10. For the stars of heavenand the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun

shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall notcause her light to shine. 11. And I will punish the world for theirevil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause thearrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low thehaughtiness of the terrible.12. I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a manthan the golden wedge of Ophir. 13. Therefore I will shake theheavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place (orbit?), in

the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in the day of His fierceanger.

The Day of the Lord is that coming period of time which will begin

after the Rapture of The Church, when God resumes His redemptive

work toward Israel. At the present time God is taking out of the

Gentiles a people for His Name (Acts 15:14). When Christ returns

for His Gentile Bride, God will turn again to Israel, the adulterous

wife of Jehovah, and bring her back to the land which He promisedto Abraham. Thus will begin The Day of The Lord, which will

extend through The Tribulation.

The last half of The Tribulation will be so awful that Except those

days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the

elects sake, those days shall be shortened. The reign of the

Antichrist will be brought to a sudden end by the return of Christ at

the close of The Tribulation.

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2 Thess.2:8: And then shall that wicked (One) be reveiled,whom the Lord shall consume with the Spirit of His mouth, andshall destroy with the brightness of His coming.

Rev.19:11: And I saw heaven opened, and behold a whitehorse; and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True,and in righteousness He doth judge and make war. 12. Hiseyes were as a flame of fire, and on His head were manycrowns; and He had a name written, that no man knew, but HeHimself. 13. And He was clothed with a vesture dipped inblood; and His Name is called The Word Of God. 14. And thearmies (of occupation) which were in heaven followed Him

upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15.And out of His mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it Heshould smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a rod ofiron: and He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrathof Almighty God. 16. And He hath on His vesture and on Histhigh a Name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OFLORDS.

17. And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried

with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in themidst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves togetherunto the supper of the great God; 18. That ye may eatthe flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and theflesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and ofthem that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both freeand bond, both small and great. 19. And I saw thebeast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies

gathered together to make war against Him that sat onthe horse, and against His army. 20. And the beast wastaken, and with him the false prophet that wroughtmiracles before him, with which he deceived them thathad received the mark of the beast, and them thatworshipped his image. These both were cast alive into alake of fire burning with brimstone. 21. And the remnantwere slain with the sword of Him that sat on the horse,

which sword proceeded out of His mouth: and all the

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fowls were filled with their flesh.

This passage is one of the most solemn and dreadful in all the Bible. It

is a graphic description of the great Battle Of Armageddon, which

will take place in the beautiful Valley Of Jezreel in north Israel. This

will be the last battle fought on earth, until after the one thousand year

Millennial Reign of Christ, when Satan will make a final attempt to

overcome the Sovereign Jehovah (Rev.20: 710).

Daniel describes the Retribution upon the Antichrist as follows:

Dan.7:26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away

his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. 27.And the kingdom, and dominion, and the greatness of thekingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the peopleof the saints of the Most High, Whose kingdom is an everlastingkingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him!

Satans Super Man will walk across the Tribulation earth in seven

league boots until he runs headon into the Son of Man! He will

seek for, and accept, the worship of a world full of deluded people,until he actually comes to believe that he is God, because the greatest

of all deceptions is self-deception. But in Gods own perfect time-

table, the Antichrist will be destroyed.

In closing this paper, it would be well to consider briefly some of the

contrasts between the Christ of God, and the Antichrist of the god of

this world: In the person of Christ, God became man: in the person

of Antichrist, a man will claim to be God. Jesus Christ was/is the Sonof God: Antichrist will be the son of perdition Christ was from

above: Antichrist will be from below.. . Jesus Christ came to do the

will of His Father in heaven: Antichrist will do the will of his father

in Hell.. Jesus Christ knew no sin: Antichrist will be that wicked

one.

All hail the power of Jesus Name:

Let angels prostrate fall.

Bring forth the royal diadem;

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And crown Him Lord of all!

All rights reserved.

Copyright 1987

Printed by permission.

Morning Star Baptist ChurchFundamental Baptist Institute

Dr. Ronald D. Lesley Pastor

832 South Post Road

Shelby, NC 28152

www.fbinstitute.com

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